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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2019
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Akihiro Nakama, Chiba, JP;
Hirotaka Asada, Chiba, JP;
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A ferrule includes: a main body configured to hold an end of a first optical fiber and an end of a second optical fiber parallel to the first optical fiber; and a lens plate including a first abutment surface configured to abut against an end face of the first optical fiber, a second abutment surface configured to abut against an end face of the second optical fiber, a first lens configured to face the end face of the first optical fiber, and a second lens configured to face the end face of the second optical fiber. The first abutment surface is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to a first optical axis of the first optical fiber. The second abutment surface is inclined with respect to a plane perpendicular to a second optical axis of the second optical fiber.